Seadley Penguin Joseph a Veteran Calypsonian

Once again a veteran calypsonian was taken from us in the midst of the Carnival season. Seadley Penguin Joseph was laid to rest on Thursday afternoon with hundreds of mourners saying goodbye at the St Charles RC Church in Tunapuna.

The  former president of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonian Organisation died on Sunday January 21 at the age of 70. A school teacher by profession, Penguin won the Road March title in 1982 with his classic a “Deputy Essential”.

He came back in 1984 and took the Calypso Monarch title with “We Living in jail” and “Soft Man”.

Described as a “King with a common touch” Penguin was always smiling and made music that was relevant to society at every juncture. He penned songs like “Look the Devil Deh”, “The Slippers”, “What Sweet in Goat Mout”, “We living in Jail” and “When Basil Come”.

The congregation at St Charles was led in singing Basil by Explainer while the presiding Priest said that that song was the sermon for the mass.